Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
Crowning jewel of 120 years Immaculate Conception dedicates new altar during anniversary Mass By Deacon Tom Picciano SUN Contributing writer GREENE — Immaculate Conception Church was abuzz with activity in the hour leading up to a 2 p.m. Mass to celebrate the...
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
Vocations Corner By Father Joe O’Connor Office of Vocation Promotion As I knelt before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the monstrance, I noticed a nativity scene assembled at the foot of the altar. There were the usual suspects, Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the...
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
No place to go Dear Friends, Greetings from Tanzania, Africa. The people here are a Karibou, or welcoming people. As we celebrate this holiday season, I am reminded of how difficult it was for Joseph and Mary to find a place where she could give birth to Jesus....
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
The nativity set By Barbara Canale SUN Contributing Writer When I was 18, I spent countless hours at a hobby shop making a ceramic nativity set. I worked on the project over a year. It took a long time because there were so many labor intensive steps involved. First,...
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
Northside churches to merge Bishop Robert J. Cunningham sent a letter on Dec. 7 to parishioners of some churches on the northside of Syracuse regarding the future of their churches. He cited the continuing need for the presence of the church and the ministry it offers...
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
Broome County Catholic schools plan for future In meetings with pastors, faculty and staff, and in a letter mailed to parents, Christopher Mominey, Diocesan Superintendent of Catholic Schools, shared the results of over two years of work by the Catholic School...
Dec 15, 2009 | SUN Dec. 17, 2009
Sisters of St. Francis to celebrate 150th anniversary The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities will begin a year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of their presence in the Diocese of Syracuse during a Eucharistic liturgy at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9,...
